Job 14:9:2Job.14.9.W2TAB
מַ֣יִם
mayim
“of water”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAH-yim
- IPA
- /ˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-yim
- clause
me-RE-akh MA-yim yaf-ri-AKH
- sentence
me-RE-akh MA-yim yaf-ri-AKH ve-a-SA ka-TSIR ke-MO-NA-ta
Exegesis
Mayim {מַ֣יִם | māyim} ‘water’ completes the causal stimulus.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — Job 14:9
At the scent of water it will sprout , and it will produce a shoot like a plant.
About this coordinate
Job 14:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 14:9, so the Hebrew word מַ֣יִם (mayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Job.14.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.9.W2.S1) and character.